BAH rates for Service members in will increase 2. Allowance rates are periodically updated based on new cost data and review of currency fluctuations. OHA is comprised of three components:. Rental ceilings are computed using actual rents as reported through finance centers.
Rental ceilings are set such that 80 percentile of members with dependents have rents fully reimbursed. Payments fully cover the reported utility expenses for 80 percent of the members, based on expenses reported to the Per Diem, Travel, and Transportation Allowance Committee by members receiving the allowance.
The following are the BAS rates for Clothing Allowance: Enlisted personnel are issued a standard wardrobe when they enter active duty and a clothing replacement allowance on their anniversary month. The replacement allowance is paid at the "basic" rate for members with less than 3 years of service, and after that at the "standard" rate. Officers receive a one-time payment after commissioning to buy clothing. No allowance for clothing maintenance is provided.
Only an act of Congress can make any change to these entitlements, which makes the prospect of a replacement of both with a locality allowance that much more interesting.
Given that the past year has shown that Congress finds financial planning rather challenging, expecting them to intervene and pass legislation over such a significant budgetary item for the DoD would seems humorous, if not for the fact that the long-term planning of military families and those who rent to military families rests in their hands. With so little in the way of stability for most military families, the two tax free compensation benefits have offered at least the security of knowing that they will always have a sufficient amount allotted for food and shelter.
Updated annually, BAH rates remain directly tied to the actual costs that servicemembers have for renting housing according to the rank and dependent status. An O-3 with dependents, for example, receives an amount that should comfortably cover the average rent payment for a three bedroom townhouses; whereas, an O-4 with dependents receives an amount that should cover the rent for a three bedroom single family home.
The proposal for the locality allowance, meanwhile, plans to tie rates directly to the cost of living in a particular area rather than actual costs. This plan troubles many military families as, even though the "actual costs" provided may not cover the rent for the home they would like to live in, it does at least provide the security of an amount based on solid figures. The "cost of living" plan, however, appears more ethereal, causing many to worry that their current lifestyle may exceed what the DoD perceives as their cost of living, meaning that they may no longer be able to sustain their rental home.
If, however, the Pentagon did choose to replace BAS and BAH within the next year, military families should not immediately worry about covering the cost of their current rental. The Pentagon does have a pretty solid track record of grandfathering in those already in a certain payment amount or system, as evidenced by their continued practice of retaining the higher BAH levels for those already living in an area when the annual BAH rate update would otherwise lower their rate.
In an effort to achieve these inordinate budget cuts, the DoD has cut military pensions and training programs, planned large-scale personnel reductions in each of the respective branches, and suggested yet another round of Base Realignment and Closures BRAC to begin in Enter your email for updates. Name Required First Last. Email Required. Related Articles. Historical Military Pay Charts. Military Reserve Pay Dates.
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